Chilean Dam Construction

[Gavin]

Chile & Argentian have been on my wish list for a long time now.....Hope this doesnt happen.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gjJHQ6wvG-m0b51ImWx9I-FbB-3A?docId=d04c24f5797d4faebeea10c37a745d11

[laker67]

Chile & Argentian have been on my wish list for a long time now.....Hope this doesnt happen.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gjJHQ6wvG-m0b51ImWx9I-FbB-3A?docId=d04c24f5797d4faebeea10c37a745d11

I hope you get to make that trip Gavin, they have some "huge" browns there. I passed on a trip in 06, couldn't justify spending the 7 grand. Those dams will have some kind of impact, but I am not sure if it would be good or bad for the sea runs. They surely would do some type of fish ladder like they do for salmon. Who knows, they may plan to stock seaforellens in the lakes.

[Gavin]

Not sure it would have an impact or not....I just hate to see another wild place defiled by a series of hydro electric dams. Figure I've got 32 years of fishing ahead of me before I hit 75......it will happen.

[laker67]

Not sure it would have an impact or not....I just hate to see another wild place defiled by a series of hydro electric dams. Figure I've got 32 years of fishing ahead of me before I hit 75......it will happen.

Good point. Do your homework before you go. Patagonia has an average wind speed of 30mph. Not a friendly place for long casts or sight fishing. I was looking at Chile late in the season. More protected and smaller water. The later in the season, the more big fish farther up. I watched Larry Dalberg land a 25 pounder right near the border of Argentina and Chile. Joe Brooks 1955 IGFA world record brown came from Chile.

[ollie]

I hope it doesn't happen as well. Man has developed just about every corner of the world he can and normally dedstroys something in the process. At least I know the good people of Pantagonia Outdoor will fight this! Their CEO is a huge darn buster!